{{short description|Sportswriter and baseball executive}} [[File:James T. Gallagher.JPG|thumb|Gallagher]] '''James Timothy Gallagher''' (June 9, 1904 – April 9, 2002) was a [[sports writer]] and [[baseball]] executive who served as [[general manager (baseball)|general manager]] of the [[Chicago Cubs]].
Gallagher worked as a sports writer for the ''[[Chicago Herald-American]]''. He succeeded [[Charles Weber (baseball)|Charles Weber]] as general manager of the Cubs after the 1940 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DpJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IMsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2616,2881766&dq=charles-weber+cubs&hl=en | title=The Telegraph-Herald - Google News Archive Search }}</ref> He served in the Cubs' front office until resigning in October 1956.[Chicago ''Tribune'', October 12, 1956, p.1]
During and after his time with the Cubs, he served on various MLB committees, on topics such as expansion and playing rules.
== External links == *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23802536/james-timothy-gallagher Findagrave entry]
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